قۇرۇماق

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai قوریماق (qwrymāq /⁠qurımaq⁠/), from Proto-Turkic *kūrï-. Cognate to Turkish kurumak, Uzbek qurimoq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qurumɑq/

Verb

قۇرۇماق • (qurumaq)

  1. (intransitive) to dry, dry up, run dry, dry out, dessicate
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to dry up, run out, to become extinct
  3. (intransitive, of plants) to wither, wilt
    Synonyms: سولماق (solmaq), سولاشماق (solashmaq), قاغچىرىماق (qaghchirimaq)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992), An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN, pages 651-652
  • Yaqup, Abliz; Gheyurani, Ghenizat; Qadir, Isma'il; Imam, Hemdulla Aburehman; Nur, Perhat; Emet, Abliz; Abdulqadir, Esqer; Tahir, Abdulzahir; Rëhimja, Ablikim (2011), ھازىرقى زامان ئۇيغۇرتىلىنىڭ ئىزاھلىق لۇغىتى [Explanatory Dictionary of the Modern Uyghur Language]‎[1] (in Uyghur), volume II, Shinjang Xelq Neshriyati, →ISBN, page 789
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